Inconsistency

Check out this awesome tag cloud from a Hong Kong website:
There are also lots of other cool things in the site worth checking out.  The site is full of rich media.  They are definitely catching up quickly.

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Spotted this new feature while entering password for my email:

The number will be display for about a couple seconds before it turns back into an asterisk.  Interesting approach.  I totally agree with Apple that it’s hard to verify the password I am punching in.  But I still don’t think it helps too much.  What about [...]

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Wow! I totally didn’t realize taking screenshots on the iPhone doesn’t need any fancy app and is native to the device.  Here is my iPhone home screens:

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Google says mobile web app but Apple says native app.
I think they both got it right.  Check out this app Zoho using the Google platform.  I think online or native, one of the most important thing I care about is what happens when I lost internet connectivity.
These people don’t live in New York.  They don’t [...]

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I used to know how to ride a bike when I was a kid, but somehow I just never got a chance to ride since elementary school and had forgotten how. After re-learning it a couple months ago, I am completely hooked. The bike I am riding now is my boyfriend’s BMX. It’s a [...]

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“Turn to the right”, “Open the Car Door Now”, “Smile with your eyes and not your mouth”
I love this campaign.  The metaphor works well for me.  The TV ad was smart and funny.  The site itself was really engaging and sophisicated.  It’s an all around win-win.
The site in question is: http://www.sexysubaru.ca/index2.php?lang=en

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Do you miss the in-store browsing experience when you shop for books online? Do you think you find things faster in-store instead of using Amazon? If you ask me, my answer will be no.
Not because browsing in-store sucks. I quite enjoy walking around a book store when I am in an exploratory [...]

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Out of all the online services that had appeared in the last couple years, eBay is probably the only one where I thought I would be addicted to but never really used. I had sold stuff through Craigslist and Amazon, but never through eBay.
eBay’s business seemed to be going downhill lately. With the [...]

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